Sources and methods

Courses

Tuition, entry requirements and duration come from the university pages linked to each course. Surrey and Glasgow 2027/28 tuition was checked against their published course pages. Cardiff's January 2027 option uses the university's 2026 entry fee. UCL has not confirmed its 2027/28 international fee on the linked page, so no fee is shown.

Check the university page before applying or paying a deposit.

Research citation measure

Comparison shows the CWTS Leiden Ranking Open Edition 2025 proportion of a university's core publications from 2020–2023 that are among the top 10% most cited in their field and year. The result covers all sciences, uses fractional counting, and requires at least 100 publications. We checked these values on 3 October 2026.

This is a university-level research measure. It does not describe teaching or an individual course. Small differences should not decide a course choice. Read Leiden's guidance on responsible use.

The results are available under CC0 in the Leiden data release.

Cost plan

Living, travel and setup amounts are editable estimates. Visa fee and health surcharge figures link to GOV.UK beside the calculator. Use GOV.UK's current rule to calculate the funds required for a Student visa.